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View of the ruin of the Amphitheatre Castrense
12020-04-10T20:59:18-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228491from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2020-04-10T20:59:18-07:00Internet Archivepiranesi-ia-vol1-010.jpgimageAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-30T11:16:08-07:00View of the ruin of the Amphitheatre Castrense3Veduta dell'avanzo dell'Anfiteatro Castrenseplain2022-09-01T06:54:21-07:00Title: Veduta dell’avanzo dell’Anfiteatro Castrense. Key: A. Archi del prim’ ordine dell’Anfiteatro turati da Aureliano, per farlo servire al recinto di Roma. B. Avanzo del second’ ordine. C. Muro moderno. D. Mura Urbane. E. Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. Signature: Piranesi Archi[tetto]. dis[egnò]. inc[ise].Title: View of the ruin of the Amphitheater Castrense. Key: A. Arches of the first level of the Amphitheater filled up by Aurelian so that they could be repurposed for the construction of the city walls. B. Remains of the second level. C. Modern wall. D. City Walls. E. Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.
